Lincoln

Lincoln(2012)

6.9/10
3,941 votes
149 minNovember 9, 2012

Overview

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

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Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Abraham Lincoln

Sally Field

Sally Field

Mary Todd Lincoln

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

William Seward

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Robert Lincoln

James Spader

James Spader

W.N. Bilbo

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Preston Blair

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Thaddeus Stevens

John Hawkes

John Hawkes

Robert Latham

Jackie Earle Haley

Jackie Earle Haley

Alexander Stephens

Bruce McGill

Bruce McGill

Edwin Stanton

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Richard Schell

Joseph Cross

Joseph Cross

John Hay

Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Ulysses S. Grant

Lee Pace

Lee Pace

Fernando Wood

Peter McRobbie

Peter McRobbie

George Pendleton

Gulliver McGrath

Gulliver McGrath

Tad Lincoln

Gloria Reuben

Gloria Reuben

Elizabeth Keckley

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong

John Nicolay

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

George Yeaman

Boris McGiver

Boris McGiver

Alexander Coffroth

David Costabile

David Costabile

James Ashley

Stephen Spinella

Stephen Spinella

Asa Vintner Litton

Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins

Clay Hawkins

David Warshofsky

David Warshofsky

William Hutton

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

Private Harold Green

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Corporal Ira Clark

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

First White Soldier

Dane DeHaan

Dane DeHaan

Second White Soldier

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Carlos Thompson

Navy Yard – Shouting Soldier

Bill Camp

Bill Camp

Mr. Jolly

Elizabeth Marvel

Elizabeth Marvel

Mrs. Jolly

Byron Jennings

Byron Jennings

Montgomery Blair

Julie White

Julie White

Elizabeth Blair Lee

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Charmaine White

Minerva – Blair's Servant

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Ralph D. Edlow

Leo – Blair's Servant

Grainger Hines

Grainger Hines

Gideon Welles

Richard Topol

Richard Topol

James Speed

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Walt Smith

William Fessenden

Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews

John Usher

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James 'Ike' Eichling

William Dennison

Wayne Duvall

Wayne Duvall

Senator Bluff Wade

Bill Raymond

Bill Raymond

Schuyler Colfax

Michael Stanton Kennedy

Michael Stanton Kennedy

Hiram Price

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Ford Flannagan

White House Doorkeeper – Tom Pendel

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Robert Ayers

White House Petitioner

Robert Peters

Robert Peters

Jacob Graylor

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John Moon

Edwin LeClerk

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Kevin Lawrence O'Donnell

Charles Hanson

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Jamie Horton

Giles Stuart

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Joe Dellinger

Nelson Merrick

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Richard Warner

Homer Benson

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Elijah Chester

Union Army Officer

Dave Hager

Dave Hager

Captain Nathan Saunders – River Queen

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Sean Haggerty

Officer in Peace Commissioners Exchange

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Mike Shiflett

Senator R.M.T. Hunter

Gregory Itzin

Gregory Itzin

Judge John A. Campbell

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Stephen Dunn

Petersburg Siege Lines – Confederate Officer

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Stephen McKinley Henderson

William Slade

Chase Edmunds

Chase Edmunds

Willie Lincoln

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John Hutton

Senator Charles Sumner

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Robert Ruffin

Major Thompson Eckert

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Drew Sease

David Homer Bates

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John Lescault

Gustavus Fox

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Scott Wichmann

Charles Benjamin

Adam Driver

Adam Driver

Samuel Beckwith

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Jean Kennedy Smith

House of Representatives – Woman Shouter

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Shirley Augustine

House of Representatives – Woman Shouter

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Sarah Wylie

House of Representatives – Woman Shouter

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Margaret Ann McGowan

House of Representatives – Woman Shouter

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Hilary Montgomery

House of Representatives – Woman Shouter

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Asa-Luke Twocrow

Ely Parker

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Lancer Dean Shull

Union Soldier – Bodyguard

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Robert Wilharm

Wounded Soldier

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Kevin Kline

Wounded Soldier

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John Jones

Wounded Soldier

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Paul Gowans

Wounded Soldier

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Joseph Miller

Wounded Soldier

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John Bellemer

Faust

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Mary Dunleavy

Marguerite

Christopher Evan Welch

Christopher Evan Welch

Clerk – Edward McPherson

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Alan Sader

Sergeant At Arms

Gannon McHale

Gannon McHale

Aaron Haddam

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Ken Lambert

Augustus Benjamin

Thomas Belgrey

Thomas Belgrey

Arthur Bentleigh

Ted Johnson

Ted Johnson

John Ellis

Don Henderson Baker

Don Henderson Baker

Walter Appleton

Raynor Scheine

Raynor Scheine

Josiah S. 'Beanpole' Burton

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Armistead Wellford

Nehemiah Cleary

Michael Ruff

Michael Ruff

Harold Hollister

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Rich Wills

House of Representatives – Soldier One

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Stephen Bozzo

House of Representatives – Soldier Two

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Christopher Alan Stewart

Sergeant – Grant's HQ

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Teddy Eck

Corporal – Grant's HQ

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Todd Fletcher

Walter H. Washburn

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Charles Kinney

Myer Strauss

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Joseph Carlson

Joseph Marstern

Michael Goodwin

Michael Goodwin

Chilton A. Elliot

Edward McDonald

Edward McDonald

Daniel G. Stuart

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Jim Batchelder

Howard Guillefoyle

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Gregory Hosaflook

John F. McKenzie

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Joe Kerkes

Andrew E. Finck

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William Kaffenberger

John A. Casson

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Larry Van Hoose

Avon Hanready

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C. Brandon Marshall

Rufus Warren

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David Russell Graham

House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter

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Benjamin Shirley

House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter

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Henry Kidd

House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter

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Joseph Frances Filipowski

House of Representatives – Rebel Shouter

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Thomas Aldridge

House of Representatives

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Sidney Blackmer Jr.

House of Representatives

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Billy Caldwell

House of Representatives

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Glenn T. Crone

House of Representatives

Martin Dew

Martin Dew

House of Representatives

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Theodore Ewald

House of Representatives

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Todd Hunter

House of Representatives

Joe Inscoe

Joe Inscoe

House of Representatives

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Raymond H. Johnson

House of Representatives

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Gary Keener

House of Representatives

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Randolph Meekins

House of Representatives

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Frank Moran

House of Representatives

Charley Morgan

Charley Morgan

House of Representatives

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Chad Pettit

House of Representatives

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Barry Privett

House of Representatives

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Leslie Rogers

House of Representatives

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Marcello Rollando

House of Representatives

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Keith Tyree

House of Representatives

Kevin J. Walsh

Kevin J. Walsh

House of Representatives

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Robert Wray

House of Representatives

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Lydia Smith

Christopher Boyer

Christopher Boyer

General Robert E. Lee

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Stephen Dunford

Actor Swordsman

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David Doersch

Actor Demon Affrit

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Christopher Cartmill

Leonard Grover

Robert Shepherd

Robert Shepherd

Dr. Joseph K. Barnes

Lucas N. Hall

Lucas N. Hall

Grover's Theater Patron

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